Joy A. Orji

About

Trilingual Healthcare Professional (English, French, Italian) with over 9 years of clinical experience in the United States, now transitioning into medical sales by leveraging proven results:\n- Coordinated 200+ safety meetings per department, enhancing early risk detection.\n- Provided care to 3,000+ patients with complex conditions (cardiac disease, trauma, post-cardiac surgery), ensuring personalized and effective interventions.\n- Supervised up to 8 nurses per department and actively responded to Code Blue emergencies across 4 hospital units, improving patient survival rates.\n- Currently applying this unique combination of clinical expertise and leadership to drive medical sales growth and strengthen client relationships.

Experience

• Professional Development and Continuing Education03-01-2024 –

  • Continuously deepening knowledge in cardiovascular care to maintain expertise and ensure credible, relevant communication with healthcare professionals.\n• Enhancing understanding of medical technologies and devices to align recommendations with best clinical practices and highlight product benefits for patients.\n• Developing multilingual communication and commercial storytelling skills to effectively tailor messaging for diverse clients, decision-makers, and stakeholders.

• Charge Nurse · University Hospitals01-01-2021 – 03-01-2024

  Safety and Medical Equipment Management :\n• Conducted daily checks of critical equipment (defibrillators, emergency carts) to ensure the safety of 100+ patients per unit.\n• Maintained inventory and cleanliness of critical equipment and supplies.\n• Responded to alarms and urgent patient needs, assisting healthcare staff.\n\nTeam Coordination and Management :\n• Led daily safety huddles to anticipate and resolve operational and clinical issues. Coordinated with medical teams to assess new patient needs, optimize bed assignments, and ensure continuity of care.\n• Planned and supervised staff assignments considering location and service requirements for optimal supervision.\n• Organized breaks and coordinated with nurses and aides to maintain care performance and workflow efficiency.

• Registered Nurse · University Hospitals09-01-2020 – 03-01-2024

  Clinical Care and Patient Management :\n• Managed care for 3,000+ patients with diverse conditions, including cardiac disease, pre- and postoperative cardiac surgery, trauma, vascular diseases, diabetes, and alcohol withdrawal, providing personalized follow-up and effective interventions.\n• Continuous monitoring via EKG and telemetry, detecting and responding to 500+ critical events.\n• Actively advocated for patients with interdisciplinary teams, resolving 100% of coordination and post-discharge follow-up issues.

• REATE Fellow · Milwaukee School of Engineering12-01-2019 – 05-01-2020

  • Served as an ambassador of MSOE, the CREATE Institute, and the MSOE Mindset with industry and the broader community\n• Supported CREATE Institute staff with projects and events\n• Assisted faculty with logistical efforts involved with leveraging industry partnerships to integrate real-world, high-impact experiential learning into their courses\n• Supported faculty who receive mini-grants with logistical and administrative duties\n• Served as a role model of one who lives the MSOE Mindset to other students on campus

• SPARCC Scholar · Medical College of Wisconsin06-01-2019 – 08-01-2019

  Student-Centered Pipeline to Advance Research in Cancer Careers (SPARCC) is an 8 week intensive program that focuses in developing a career in clinical cancer prevention, treatment and cure. The goal is to increase, improve and advance diversity and cultural responsible care in clinical cancer research.

• Patient Care Assistant · Columbia St. Mary's07-01-2018 – 05-01-2020

  • Assisted with procedures ordered by physician and supervised by a Registered Nurse (RN).\n• Assisted patients with tending to personal care, activities of daily living and transfers/transport.\n• Reported findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to nursing staff.

• Circulatory Library Assistant · Milwaukee School of Engineering11-01-2016 – 11-01-2017

  • Answered phone, checked library materials in/out, collected fines\n• Processed books, conducted library research projects, helped patrons with directional and procedural enquiries, recorded and compiled statistical information.

• Au pair · Cultural Care Au Pair11-01-2014 – 05-01-2016

  Early childhood education and care with emphasis on development of preterm children and speech development for infants learning more than one language at a time.

Education

• Liceo Scientifico 'P. Paleocapa'High School
• Milwaukee School of EngineeringBachelor’s Degree, Nursing
• Case Western Reserve UniversityP.R.I.M.E. Program

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